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Calypso

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Divine figure in the Odyssey who keeps Odysseus on her island while he longs to return home.

Mercury ordering Calypso to release Odysseus, painted by Gerard de Lairesse about 1680; Rijksmuseum SK-A-212. A later European representation of the story, rather than an ancient Greek artifact
Mercury ordering Calypso to release Odysseus, painted by Gerard de Lairesse about 1680; Rijksmuseum SK-A-212. A later European representation of the story, rather than an ancient Greek artifactGerard de Lairesse · Rijksmuseum SK-A-212 · public-domain reproduction via Wikimedia Commons · Public domainImage source · Related reference

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Divine figure in the OdysseyOdysseyGreek epic attributed to Homer, following Odysseus’s return after the Trojan War.Glossary · Click to read the explanation who keeps OdysseusOdysseusGreek hero whose attempt to return home after the Trojan War is followed in the Odyssey.Glossary · Click to read the explanation on her island while he longs to return home. [1]

The council discusses his fate, and HermesHermesGreek god acting as a messenger in the Odyssey passages examined here.Glossary · Click to read the explanation carries her the return decision in book 5. This scene connects the heavenly meeting with the action starting the hero’s next journey. [1]

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  1. Odyssey 5, first seven paragraphs through Hermes arrival at Calypso cave The specified scene, as detailed in the assembly study’s notes. Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 13 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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IL Archive, «Calypso», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/entities/calypso-odyssey